Outdoor Art Installation Experience

This event is an opportunity to experience Hickory Cove Nature Preserve like never before. The largest artwork in the CANOPY series by Charlotte Marie Isbell will be presented exclusively as an outdoor art installation. For one day only, a portion of the preserve that is ordinarily open to the public will be temporarily transformed into a space for private encounters with the work.

Seated within the trees near the stump circle, on a hand-crafted bench created specifically for this installation, you will find yourself physically situated within the artwork’s environment, with the forest itself becoming the gallery. The experience moves beyond the traditional white-walled gallery: light, weather, sound, scent, texture, time, and your own physical presence become part of the act of viewing.

• Guests should plan to arrive 10 minutes before their reserved time in order to check-in near the Trailhead parking lot and receive a brief introduction before being released for their time slot. 
• The artwork is located approximately a five-minute walk from the parking lot, walk along Trailhead Greenway, with the final viewing area situated
  around 20 feet from the pavement and within the natural landscape.
• The viewing area and boardwallk will be clearly marked and off limits  to general preserve visitors for the day.
• Wheelchair access is possible; however, the final approach includes natural terrain such as bark, sticks, roots, straw, and mulch. Guests using wheelchairs should ensure their chair is suitable for this type of terrain.
• If you have accessibility questions before booking, please contact the Land Trust so the team can help you plan your visit.
• All guests must be able to remain silent for the full 15-minute sitting.
• Canopy is recommended for guests aged 12 and over due to the quiet nature of the experience. Guests under 16 must attend with an adult.
• A portlet will not be on site for ths event due to the short time frame of the experience.
• At this time, tickets are non-refundable. If the event must be canceled due to inclement weather or other circumstances beyond Land Trust control, please consider the cost of your ticket to be a tax-deductible donation to the Land Trust of North Alabama. All ticket buyers will be notified of cancellation by email to the address provided. If this changes, and we have an opportunity to offer an alternative to cancelation, we will notify reservation holders of the details ASAP.

Further information will be provided via confirmation and reminder emails. 

Please review and sign the event release form located at this link. Then address the point below.